tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post114724860384654760..comments2024-02-13T12:55:06.784+01:00Comments on Chess for All Ages: Shrinking range of openingsMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-74326791002762105842017-05-11T17:25:43.724+02:002017-05-11T17:25:43.724+02:00I think you nailed it with "The exponential g...I think you nailed it with "The exponential growth in the strength of computers has effectively transformed the work of opening preparation into computer aided scientific research[...]". But, what is the point of that? Scientific research of a game? I think we mere mortals can still play with pleasure, in a balance of study and over-the-board creativity. However, I think Chess960 achieves better that latter delight in a game.<br /><br />A good hypothetic but impossible situation would be to have the information, databases, but not the engines for opening preparation, where all the novelties would have to be designed without the aid of the silicon brain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508611758770217160noreply@blogger.com